Modern Social Imaginaries

Taylor, Charles

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Authors: Taylor, C.
Corresponding author: Taylor, Charles
ORCID: Taylor, Charles
Venue: Public Culture
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2002-01-01
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Pages: 91-124
ISSN: 0899-2363 (ISSN-L)
1527-8018
DOI: 10.1215/08992363-14-1-91
OpenAlex: W4292025190
Cited by: 1,195
References: 0
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FWCI: 29.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Public Culture (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Critical Theory and Philosophy
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Modernity and Self-Identity
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
Keywords: social imaginary, modernity, public sphere

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